I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and we skied every now and then at Hidden Valley in Somerset, PA. When my eldest son, Steven, was in kindergarten, we joined family ski programs, first at Mt. Wachusett and then Crotched Mountain after it re-opened in 2003. Our family was soon spending all our weekends at Crotched Mountain, becoming ski and snowboard instructors in time. Steven is addicted to snowskating, John snowboards and Lizzie skis primarily. Consequently, I began to experiment with the light and experience of skiing, often at sunset (which is possible at smaller mountains). Skiing, at any time of day, can be a most physically and visually inspiring experience: gliding down a mountain to one’s favorite music playing in one’s helmet.

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Clouds over Pluto’s, Bliss, C.M. Series  1/14/17  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  26” x 32”, $650 unframed.

 

 

Fiery Sunset, Crotched  1/6/17,  pastel, pencil and ink on Arches paper  26” x 32”, $650 unframed.

 

Sugarloaf Spillway X-Cut View June 2014, pastel and pencil on Arches paper 33” x 52”  $900 unframed.

 

Summit Sunset, Crotched Mountain  2/5/14  pastel and pencil on Arches paper 26” x 33” $500 unframed.

 

Sunset Clinic, Thank you Kelly  2/13/14 pastel and pencil on Arches paper 26” x 33” private collection. 

    

Crotched Sunset, March 5    3/8/14 pastel and pencil on Arches paper 26” x 33” $500 unframed.

Crotched Mountain, Comet Drop  2009 pastel and pencil on Arches paper, 24” x 32”  (32” x 38” framed)  $2000 framed.

Fog Clearing Sunset  April 2012  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  26 x 32”  $700  unframed.

 

Skiing Mt. Sunapee IV: Last Light  2003 pastel and pencil on Arches paper 34 1/4” x 30”   $2000.00 framed. 

 

Skiing Mt. Sunapee III: Last Run  2003 pastel and pencil on Arches paper 34 1/4” x 30”   $2000.00 framed. 

Skiing Mt. Sunapee II: Sunbrook Chair  2003 pastel and pencil on Arches paper

34 1/2” x 30” $2000.00 framed.

Skiing Mt. Sunapee I: View East 2003 pastel and pencil on Arches paper 34 1/2” x 30”  $650.00 unframed.

Skiing III: Muted Magic  2007-2008  pastel and pencil on Arches paper 23 1/2” x 31 1/2” $2400.00 

 

Crotched Mountain and Rising Moon, Pluto’s Plunge  2012  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  26 x 32”  $600 unframed.

 

Full Moon Sunset, Crotched Mountain, Velocity   June 2012  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  21 x 32” $500 unframed.

Attitash Mountain, March 2009: East Side to Bear Peak 2009-2010 pastel and pencil on Arches paper, c. 31” x 42”  $850 unframed.

Bromley, View West and South, PSIA, March 2009  2009-2010 pastel and pencil on Arches paper, 24” x 32”  $650 unframed. 

Crotched Mountain, Magic Twilight  2007  pastel and pencil on Arches paper 28 ½” x 37” private collection.

Jay Peak, Summit to Vermonter  2011  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  c. 26 x 32”    $650.

Jay Peak, Vermonter to Summit 2011pastel and pencil on Arches paper   c. 26 x 32”   $650 unframed. 

Loon Mountain, Various Views, March 09  2009-2010 pastel and pencil on Arches paper, 31” x 42”  $850 unframed.

Skiing I: Frosty Sunapee 2007-2008  pastel and pencil on Arches paper 23 1/2” x 34 1/2” $2400.00 framed.

Icy Crotched  2011 pastel and pencil on Arches paper  c. 26 x 32” (32.5” x 40” framed)   $2000 framed.  

 

Skiing II: Stunning Stratton, 12/21/07   12/24/07  pastel and pencil on Arches paper 26 1/2” x 33”  $2400.

 

Mt. Snow, Plummet View  2009 pastel and pencil on Arches paper, 37 ½” x 42”  $650 unframed.

 

EZ Street, Aspens Glow, Canyons  March 2016  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  11” x 13”, $100 unframed.

Diamond Lane, Solitude, UT March 2016 pastel and pencil on Arches paper  13” x 12”, $100 unframed.